(14 Nov 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saint-Denis, France – 14 November 2024
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of fans including Israeli supporters leaving stadium
2. Police outside stadium
3. Israeli fans outside stadium
4. Police standing by buses
5. Fans waiting to board bus
6. Various of buses leaving with police escort
STORYLINE:
Fans at Thursday’s Nations League soccer game between France and Israel in Saint-Denis left peacefully following a brief altercation between a small number of supporters earlier.
Around 10 minutes after the game kicked off at 8:45 p.m. local time, there was a scuffle in the top section of the stand behind one of the goals, with some of those involved having Israeli flags draped over their backs. It was not clear what caused the altercation and security intervened after around one minute.
The match finished in a 0-0 draw with no further incidents at Stade de France. There was heavy security at the venue a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with an Israeli club team’s visit.
Chants of “Israel, Israel” could he heard from visiting fans for several minutes before the final whistle.
French police chief Laurent Nuñez said 4,000 police officers and security staff were deployed in and around the stadium, with another 1,500 police on public transport.
Several buses carrying Israel fans arrived under police escort and some were waving flags inside the stadium. Only about 16,600 of 80,000 tickets were sold, with around 150 Israel supporters present.
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